NFL commits $250M over 10 years to combat racial injustice

The NFL is making a $250-million commitment over a 10-year period to fight racial injustice, the league announced Thursday.

The pledge expands the $100-million commitment the league made in 2017 after striking a deal with the Players Coalition to support local and national social justice initiatives, with a focus on African-American communities. The NFL also plans to use NFL Network, NFL Films, and its other media properties to bring awareness to issues of social injustice.

The funds will be used to "combat systemic racism and support the battle against the ongoing and historic injustices faced by African-Americans."

In light of public protests throughout the country, commissioner Roger Goodell said the NFL would serve as a platform to fight racial injustice.

Numerous NFL players have spoken out about systemic racism since George Floyd, an African-American man, was killed by a white police officer in Minneapolis.

Since making the deal with the Players Coalition, the NFL has donated $44 million to fund social justice work, awarded grants to 20 organizations, and funded 350 grassroots programs, according to Reid.